Skyhooks

Skyhooks were an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1973. Their classic lineup comprised Graeme "Shirley" Strachan, Greg Macainsh, Red Symons, Bob "Bongo" Starkie, and Freddie Strauks. Known for their flamboyant costumes and makeup, their music addressed a variety of issues including drugs, sex, and the gay scene while frequently referencing Australian places and culture. Evolving from a series of groups with Macainsh and Strauks in the late 1960s and early 1970s, they rose to national prominence when their debut album Living in the 70's, which was initially a moderate success upon release, gained unprecedented popularity the following year, aided by the nascent ABC music show Countdown; the album topped the Australian Kent Music Report chart for a record-breaking 16 weeks and sold over 200,000 copies, becoming the best-selling Australian album at the time. Their second album Ego Is Not a Dirty Word topped the Kent Music Report for 11 weeks. Symons and Strachan left in 1977 and 1978 respectively and became media personalities; Symons was replaced with Bob Spencer and Strachan was replaced with Tony Williams, before they disbanded in 1980. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)